judging from the reaction at the theater i just saw it in, this thing is going to make a bajillion dollars. It's definitely a crowd pleaser, but IMO misses almost ALL of the magic that made the first movie a classic. There just weren't the great characters like Malcolm or Sam Neil/Laura Dern's... or even Sam Jackson... or even Newman from Seinfield that made me actually care about who lived and died on the island. In addition to that, I've never understood the decision this series made from the second movie on to completely veer away from the SCARY. I remember people screaming during the original T-rex scene, sitting on pins and needles during the Raptor kitchen scene. That movie really had the incredible balance of chills and thrills. This one had some great set-pieces, but nothing that ever really put the tension up to 11.
it's a solid popcorn movie, but with the writer/director of Safety Not Guaranteed at the helm, I expected a little more in the way of characters/emotion. Especially with Pratt, who's immensely talented. If he's in the next one, they gotta let him off the leash a little more.
but again, all that said, it'll make mint at the box office.